Nigerian Man Who Became A Woman, Transgendered Oche Clifford Jailed In Nigeria

Guys do you remember the story of Miss Sahhara, a Nigerian man who changed himself into a woman few years back? In case you missed the story, read it here.

He was originally born Oche Clifford in Nigeria but he escaped to London where he changed his sex to that of a woman through a series of medical operations and hormone therapy.

His new name is Miss Sahhara. He currently lives in London, UK as a free woman.

He took to Twitter yesterday to narrate his ordeal in Nigeria.

See his tweet below:

Oche Clifford also released an article to mark the Transgender Day of Remembrance.

In the article, the singer/model narrated how he was harassed and imprisoned in Nigeria for being a transgendered man. Oche Clifford said he even tried to commit suicide.

Read the article below:

” I am standing in front of the mirror looking at my reflection. Tears of joy trickle down my rouged cheek before going on stage.

I am in tears because I just can’t believe how realistic my dreams have become. I am a woman! Living my life freely. Accepted and respected for my achievements as a model and a performer.

My fellow transgendered sisters and brothers paved this way for me. They fought for acceptance, understanding and respect. Some died while fighting for what they believed in and others fell before their time due to hate, rejection and society’s unfairness. Every single story gave me strength to fight on and never to give up.

I wish I could tell the younger me who tried to commit suicide twice that life gets better and dreams come true.

I did not imagine life could be this amazing many years ago after being released from a horrid Nigerian prison for being different. Then all I could think was I could die in this prison and no one will know or care.

Being imprisoned felt justifiable, considering I was being punished for being ‘gay’ – something they assumed due to my feminine features and mannerisms.

I wasn’t gay, I am a woman born differently due to natural defects. What I felt did not match my outward appearance, Being assigned male at birth doesn’t make me a man or a woman, nobody was born a man or a women, you develop into your preferred gender as you grow up. For me that gender was female. I was born male but my brain, gestures, features and carriage functioned as female.

Growing up and not knowing what was happening to my body made me confused and lost. I couldn’t discuss it with my family because my femininity was frowned on due to religion and I could not talk to my friends because they would not understand what I was going through. I found solace in music and dreams.

I dreamt of being free to be myself, free of insults, free of judgment and free from harassments.

That freedom came when I moved to the United Kingdom, finding girls like me gave me hope of not being alone in my journey of self-discovery.

I found out what I went through growing up in Nigeria was quite common with transgendered people. Having freedom, acceptance and knowledge are the key most important elements to a successful transition.

Knowing I am not alone in my struggles helped me to reevaluate my views on life and how I should go about my transition wisely. I researched my transition and reconciled the conflicting emotions involved in the process of accepting myself as the woman I am.

It is a lonely world during transition, as your body changes so do your emotions, which leads the mind into the darkest path in life. If the chemicals are not professionally controlled, you can feel suicidal due to rejection from loved ones and society.

In life perfection doesn’t existent, but for me having the freedom to be my true self feels almost perfect. As a black transgendered woman I am faced with many daily challenges such as transphobia, a complicated love life, poor career prospects and racism. But when I remember my life history, these challenges become water under the bridge.

That is why I will always remember those who built this foundation for freedom and knowledge. Also those who never got the chance to enjoy the acceptance we have achieved so far.

Transgender Day of Remembrance today (20 November) is particularly import to me because I have lost close friends to suicide and have seen many more wishing to commit suicide as a final fix to their gender dilemma and rejection by society.

The media is silent on the subject of transphobia and the effects it has on young transgendered people of today, because they don’t see transgendered people as ‘normal’ members of our community.

Remembering my fallen friends helps me to keep their memories alive. It also encourages me to carry on the fight to be respected, understood and accepted for whom I am.

I dream of a world where we are given some sort of understanding and tolerance to live peacefully as able, intelligent fellow human beings who make positive contributions to society.

U are a big fool, u said no one is born a man or a woman, why are u having sexual complications as u said. Again now dat u’re a woman can u have ur own children? ensure u don’t step into Nigeria. FOOOOL!!!!!!

Hi Guys, we don’t need to say much about this issue bcos the guy have already chosen hell fire as his potion, my advice is that we should fear God almight in whatever we are doing in life, judgement day is coming soon (Revelation 20:11-15)

that legs and all body form is man for ever, what God have create want to recreate yourself,hellfire, even with all this makeup,face change and bobs you know when put close down,he is a man.cos no woman have that strong ugly body, like 1, i sorry for your parents, your mother wasted all 9 months pregancy for nothing,+ slepples nihgt to bring you up, no more groundchildren,born for nothing.

but even though u have the face of a woman, your body is crying that it is male!! your body is so masculine!!! Well, it’s ur choice, and i don’t know what to feel for u…. It looks like you allowed people to talk you into believing you behaved more like a woman than a man; people who always want to bring others down, by magnifying their weaknesses!

I wish someone was there for you to remind you or equally magnify all the masculine traits you possessed back then, then, you could have been able to balance it out and conclude that those people were not better off after all!

Someone I know almost allowed them to do the same to her…. calling her tomboy; they even went as far as insinuating that some wicked forces must have changed her gender just b4 she was born!

Well, i can imagine how you could have looked, if you had not changed to a female, but had remained a gorgeous male model! All is well with you and i pray that God will guide you. I am also glad you are doing great in your chosen field!

What is anybody’s business what another person do with their life? Religion has damaged the mind of so many people especially Nigerians. No one even care about the emotional trap he was before he changed sex. Where is the love? where is freedom? Raising your hand and crying out to your God for deliverance from oppression of leadership and out of ignorance you remain in slavery because of your judgement mentality. He is free to choose what sex he wants and that should be nobody’s business. He is a feminine soul trapped in a male vessel(Body). People like this are sent to Earth in order to reveal to block minds that you are a free being and nobody should dictate how you live your life. Haters go get a job.

Mr or Miss or Mrs ZEE sorry it’s God dat wii judge,how can u make such a blasphmere,dejected,dirty and stupid statement saying God did snd dis evil of a humanbeing on Eath to reveal wat?EVIL is EVIL FULL STOP.

you guys are hypocrites… Jesus said to the mob about to kill the fornicating woman to kill her if they had never sinned! I will not judge her.. even though she wasnt made the way(gender) she wanted to be,most of you people just point blank and assume maybe he had girl thoughts or acted like a woman,do you even know if he was attracted to men,or had dreams that could not be realised in a masculine form? You all chastice others for their mistakes and feel as though that is what God would do? God doesnt think like you… and in as much as every human being is perfect in his eyes,nobody can say she currently cant be good in Gods^ eye… remember,hate the sin not the sinner!!!

I knew Oche back in the years having held hands @ my cousin’s wedding in Makurdi Benue State. They were course mates @ BSU nd he, to me could have being a wonderful male model jst as the other guy suggested. Now seeing his current looks shocks me to the bones not becos its that strange seeing things like that in our time but confirming the fact that i acrually knew him before this remains a Wonder to me nd stares @ me like some sort of horror or nightmare. Cliff i am ur Idoma brother nd trust in the sound moral with which every idoma child is raised. I dare not judge u, but remain surprise @ the extent to which humans can go to against God’s original plan 4 us each. Enjoy ur new found sex for it is one life to live. (in tears…)

@anejo mattew.my broda,this whole story and comment about this guy/babe didn’t get to my marrows untill I read your comments.I share in your emotions and tears especially been some1 you knew very well before this transformation.Indeed these are signs of endtime and all we can do is to pray for his soul cos sin is sin and no sin is smaller before God

I dont really want to talk about this devil in disguise, I pour the shame and regret on our abominable government who granted Him/her privileged to represent us in international beauty pageant in Thailand. “Miss Sahhara my foot”
He/She have got lots of admirers among the politicians. they back him/her up cos they are all in the same mess.

Do u know that God can still forgives you through his only begotten son? If i where you, i would’ve been the first person to serve God with all sincerity. Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and personal savior in other for u to flee the wrath of God that is troopling down twards u despite the fact that we all know that the scars of ur sin is unremovable. General notes Jesus can save us despite of all our sins.

My brother you’ve totally wronged, I mean absolutely. U said something that, ‘ God created every one but not male nor female, i charge you there but not with the words of my mouth but the word of God the father of our Lord Jesus christ who is the author and finisher of his Children’s faith. READ MARK 10 VERSE 6.

I do not have to condemn you for your choice of changing yourself to what you desire, but wondered what you will be identified to be in the sight/presence of God. You are either created by God nor human as you’re now half of both – half’ly’ created by God and modified by human. To who do you return when you die? Do you ever thought of life eternity, where would you be? Are you going to claim to be a christian nor a muslim? What would be your justification for going this miles extra to defile God? If you ponder on this piece, is there a way backward (back to your original self) or way forward as the case may sooth you. What a shame on humanity without wisdom nor spirit of the Lord God. na waaa ooo!

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I leave the short statement wit u “MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON U. We ar in d injury time. To my brodas out dere; pls don’t let urself to b decieved. To my fellow sisters too remember dat wen u try to change ur colour from its original u hav equally insulted and downgraded d handwork of God. So take heed every one lest we fall

I am not surprise at this but my piece of advice goes to u readers out there pls and pls live your life for christ for at the last day every man will be judged according to his did ( rev 20 read from vs 1) pls christ is coming soon o …………………. .REPENT OF UR SINS .

Oche my childhood friend,why did u allow the devil to deceive u this much,why have u chosen to mock God this way?u came from God and u’l return to him to give account,will he accept u in the form u are now?your decision makes my heart bleed becos u are determined to go to hell,why?why?why?

I saw this coming from him while we were in the same university, so am not surprise that it has comes to this.Idomas from benue don’t behave like this o.u guys should know it’s true from 2face idibia’s act of children from different women.I tink Oche is from another planet